Chicken Tacos-Spicy Cider Beer Braised w/Sweet Chili Apple-Pomegranate Salsa. Recipe - (3.9/5)

Ingredients

• 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
• 2 chipotle chilies in adobo, minced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, or more or less to taste
• salt and peper
• 1 (8 ounce) beer (I used a pumpkin beer)
• 1/2 cup apple cider, plus more if needed
• 1/2 -3/4 cup enchilada sauce (homemade or store-bought)
• 8 warmed flour or corn tortillas, for serving
• sharp cheddar cheese + cotija cheese, for serving
• Sweet Chili Apple-Pomegranate Salsa.
• 2 honeycrisp apples, finely chopped
• arils from one small pomegranate (learn how to deseed a pomegranate here)
• 1 jalapeño, seeded (if desired) + chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• juice from 1 lime
• 2-4 tablespoons sweet thai chili sauce (I used 3, but use as little or much as you would like)